When it comes to celebrating the nation's birthday, the free Dr Pepper Snapple Group Fair Park Fourth presented by the Friends of Fair Park will have you searching for new synonyms for the word "superlative."

For instance, the spectacular Grucci fireworks display – which will be synchronized to music broadcast live on WRR-FM (101.1) – will be the biggest in North Texas and rank among the nation's top 20 fireworks programs.

The festivities will be held throughout Dallas' Fair Park from 5 to 10 p.m. and will feature free admission to the Fair Park museums from 5 to 8 p.m.

The family-oriented event is the city of Dallas' official fireworks celebration.

Viewing areas with sound will be along the Esplanade, Lagoon, Cotton Bowl Plaza and Big Tex Circle.

Attendees are invited to bring lawn chairs, blankets and picnic-type foods. "Fourth-of-July favorite" concessions will be for sale.

An hourlong patriotic program, hosted by WFAA-TV (Channel 8)'s Cynthia Izaguirre, will get under way at 8:15 p.m. outside the Hall of State.

The program will feature the Dallas Wind Symphony and the U.S. Army Brass Quintet of Washington, D.C., with vocalist Master Sergeant Caleb Green from the U.S. Army Band.

Sponsors besides Dr Pepper Snapple Group include American Airlines, AT&T, Baylor University Medical Center, Bud Light and Bud Light & Clamato, The Dallas Morning News, WFAA-TV, WRR-FM, KKDL-FM (106.7), KZMP-FM (101.7) and KZMP-AM (1540).

Another highlight includes the Dallas Summer Musicals presentation of the mega-popular High School Musical with specially discounted tickets offered for a 2 p.m. matinee (top seating prices at just $35).

The Texas SkyWay gondola ride and all of the park's water features will be running. Concessions, carnival games and the Texas SkyWay require coupons. Swan Boats accept cash.

For more information, visit www.fairpark.org or call the Fair Park information line at 214-421-9600.

Like those Friends of Fair Park, the myriad Friends of Roger Horchow would like to remind one and all that he is observing his 80th birthday today, a day before the nation celebrates its own 232nd natal day.

As with those Grucci fireworks (see above), his life has been one of superlatives.

Is it necessary to remind everyone of his iconic status in different fields? He was a retailing catalogue entrepreneur and his Broadway co-producing stint garnered Tonys for the George Gershwin-inspired Crazy for You and the revival of Cole Porter's Kiss Me Kate. And now, with another Tony revival award in the offing, he's a minor (there is nothing "minor" about Roger) producer of the smash revival of Gypsy.

If life begins at 40, can a best-selling memoir by that Yankee Doodle "kid" (minus one day) be far behind?

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